Junior Communications Officer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

In order to apply to this position, you must be an Indigenous person residing in the Northwest Territories.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is committed to having a skilled and diverse workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection is limited to candidates self-declaring as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous Persons.

Duties

Are you looking to join a creative, collaborative team, and advance your communications career? As our Junior Communications Officer, you will be responsible for assisting in the development and preparation of a variety of communications products and supporting the team in providing communications services to internal clients. You will gain experience in a broad range of communications activities; support the implementation of communications plans; support the planning of events and dignitary trips; engage in media relations; and more.

Work environment

Why choose Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)? Contribute to CIRNAC’s interesting and unique mandate by playing a role in supporting a renewed nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, and government-to-government relationship with Indigenous Peoples. Leave your mark on Canadian history, as you work with a team that is leading the government’s work in the North. Join a workplace committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. You can’t find this type of experience.

Intent of the process

Immediate need: One (1) full-time indeterminate position at Yellowknife, NT.

This process will be used to fill current vacancies and to establish a pool of qualified candidates for future opportunities (Deployment, Assignment, Secondment, Acting, Term or Indeterminate) in Northwest Territories only, with various security requirements (reliability or secret).

*** Candidate information/assessment material will NOT be shared with federal departments outside Northwest Territories to fill vacancies elsewhere across Canada. ***

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

When you apply you will be asked a series of screening questions based on the education and experience criteria below. When answering the screening questions, please provide:
► Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
► Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

EDUCATION:
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

For purposes of this particular process, an acceptable combination of education, training and experience is defined as:
• A minimum of high school education; and
• A minimum of 2 years of experience directly related to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience writing and editing a variety of communications products such as news releases, backgrounders, media advisories, talking points, brochures, articles or briefing material.
• Experience contributing to communications plans or projects.
• Experience conducting research.
• Experience using common computer software systems, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to prioritize tasks with conflicting priorities.
• Ability to write and edit communications products such as news releases, backgrounders, media advisories, talking points, brochures, articles or briefing materials.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY/COMPETENCIES:
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Sound judgement
• Dependability
• Attention to detail

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

The following criteria are not required for the appointment, but preference may be given to candidates who possess these asset qualifications.

ASSET EDUCATION:
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution specializing in communications, public relations/public affairs, business administration, journalism, or mass media.

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
Experience working in Canada’s North.
Experience in working on Indigenous and Northern files or projects.

ASSET KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of Northern media and media relations strategies.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willing and able to travel, potentially to remote areas.
• Willing and able to work overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and territorial/provincial holidays.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.